INDICATIONS FOR AN ATRIAL DEFIBRILLATOR

Indications for an-Atrial Defibrillator. Atrial fibrillation is a chro nic progressive disease, variable in its expression, but capable of pr oducing considerable symptoms and morbidity, Current therapies are lim ited in their effectiveness and produce side effects that vary from me rely annoying to life threatening. Initial clinical trials of an impla nted atrial defibrillator in a selected population have been promising . Early results with patients controlling the conversion of out-of-hos pital recurrences of atrial fibrillation suggest that the therapy is w ell tolerated and successful in converting atrial fibrillation to sinu s rhythm. No proarrhythmia has been observed, and the attrition to chr onic atrial fibrillation has been very low.